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Hello everybody,

I'd be quite curious to know what do you think of these two quite similar shots when they have been resized for the web (with its inevitable IQ loss).

The first shot was taken with the Canon EF 400mm f/5.6:

• tripod; -0.33 EV; 1/200s; f/6.3; ISO 400

The other one with the Tamron SP 200-500mm f/6.3 @ 400mm:

• tripod; -0.33 EV; 1/100s; f/6.3; ISO 400

I'm not going to open a debate on which lens is better (it would be unfair ...), just wondering what your immediate feelings are, if you find them both acceptable or not, what are the main differences you see etc ...

Both pictures were shot with my 20D in RAW, and have been PPed with the same parameters; the shots were taken at 1 hour and a half away from each other, and the position of the birds on the perch may account for the different neatness and contrast/saturation.

Looking forward to reading your comments :t:

Thanks,
Max

They both look excellent to me.

Maybe my resolution but pic one looks oversharpened. Picture two seems cleaner on the eye.

Number one for me as far as quality goes. But both are more than acceptable

They both look equally excellent on my laptop but I'll have a look on the moniter at home to see whether I can see a difference.

I don't think there is a lot to choose between the 2 photos. No. 1 appears a tad sharper (because slightly more contrasty?), but I think I like No. 2 a little better.

Both excellent shots. The first picture has slightly more contrast - most noticeable on the branch.

Keith.

Both look pretty good to me Max. There doesn't seem to be the same amount of detail around the neck and head on the second shot...but that could just be the way the head is turned? I guess that the very slight 'over-sharpened' look on the first image is from wet feathers. First one is my favourite - great images Max.